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…as an intrinsic aspect of their cultures and societies. Nonetheless, discussions of oral history have occasionally been framed in oversimplistic oppositional binaries: oral/writing, uncivilized/civilized, subjective/objective. Critics wary of oral history…

…than our treaties, our lands and the well-being of our future generations.” In British Columbia, the controversy over the white paper sparked a new period of political organizing. With the…

…Supreme Court of Canada for recognition of their Aboriginal title to their traditional, ancestral and unceded lands. Their appeal was a landmark move that posed considerable risk not only to…

…on Pain of our Displeasure, all our loving Subjects from making any Purchases or Settlements whatever, or taking Possession of any of the Lands above reserved, without our especial leave…

…non-Aboriginal control over lands, through environmental conservation efforts or through expropriating traditional lands, has resulted in the loss of women’s traditional power.18 Further, the right to live on one’s own…

…to find a lawyer who would take on the case, as there was little to no legal or governmental acknowledgement of Aboriginal rights and title at that time.3 The case…

…the demands, interests, and opinions of the millions of other people who are also members of that single-sovereign community, to which our leaders will have pledged allegiance.4 On the other…

…Article 26 states that “Indigenous peoples have the right to the lands, territories and resources which they have traditionally owned, occupied or otherwise used or acquired,” and it directs states…

…economic rights including the right to land, as well as to fish, to hunt, to practice one’s own culture, and to establish treaties.1 Section 35 also recognizes that Aboriginal rights…